TASKWe're sending you near and far like the leaves of autumn for this very special prompt. Scattered about the site are eight letters that you must find. Once you have found all eight, you will have to unscramble them to find out what they spell.
Once you have done so, you may proceed to the final task at hand. We request a poem - a seasonal poem for the birds, of course. Nothing less than the best a tweet can offer, for you can only use 280 characters and no more.

RULES•All HEX Terms still apply. • Each person may only submit one entry. • Entries will be randomized from all 100% correct entries for the prizes below. [note: your answers MUST be in the correct order in which they are found.]• You will have until MARCH 31st, 11:59 PM HEX TIMEto owl your entry to Arthurs Fellytone. •If you have any questions regarding this, please owl Maia, Julie, Nichole, or Hav.

The rules state that the poem can only be 280 characters and no more - does that mean it has to be exactly 280 characters? Do punctuation marks count as characters? Please tag me with the answer - thanks.

Quote: TASK
We're sending you near and far like the leaves of autumn for this very special prompt. Scattered about the site are eight letters that you must find. Once you have found all eight, you will have to unscramble them to find out what they spell.
Once you have done so, you may proceed to the final task at hand. We request a poem - a seasonal poem for the birds, of course. Nothing less than the best a tweet can offer, for you can only use 280 characters and no more.

@Maia or anyone who can explain
i don't understand what the task is

does this:
CLUE #1:
Keep your head about you or you might just find it for sale.